The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-30

80 Mrs. David Currier is very sick
Miss Elmina Taylor is also very i'll at the
residence of her brother Chester Taylor.
- The Grange is in hourshng con-
ditiOn. The first and second degrees were
conferred upon two candidates last Satur-
day evening.
Moretown.
THE Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs
was taken suddenly i'll Saturday morning.
- William Kew has moved on to the
South Hill, having rented farm there.
- There was an auction sale last Sat
utday of the effects left by J. b. Fassett.
- The attendance at the Thanksgiving
dance at the Central House was very good.
- There will be quarterly meeting
services at the Methodist church next Sun
day. Rev. a. B. Truax the presiding elder,
will be present.
Northfield.
G. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake's
store. - The repairs on the foundations
of the iron bridge were finished last Wednes-
day, the work having occupied about six
weeks. The cost of the repairs was as fol-
lows: Labor, SS09.33; timber for derrick and
trestle, S93.63; timber for foundation. 400;
four hundred nnety-tive feet of new rope
for derrick, SS.S4; cement and freight,
S1177S; carriage, $50; castings and iron for
derrick, 1892; bolts and nails, S2.51;
wedges, pins and repairing wheelbarrow,
$3.50: rope, Slt5: stone, 800. SO; express,
telegraphing and incidentals, Sill; use of
ropes for derrick, $500; blacksmiths' bills,
S31.96 lumber for staging, etc, S35. .59-total,
81 1926. From this the following deduc-
tions are made: Lumber on hand, valued at
$500; ropes and interest in derrick, 5000:
cement, S4.00j bolts, $500; lumber sold,
S41.75-total, S1227j; leaving the net cost of
the repairs 81 ,0j990. The stone work was
done under the direction of Leonard Pear
sons, which is guarantee that it has been
well done. A. f. Andrews one of the Sc
lectmen, has had general supervision and
his good judgment and fathfulness are
recognized. - Loren III. Newell of Phila-
delphia has bought Mrs. Alvord's house on
Central street. For the present it will con-
tinue to be rented. - A fair was held by
the Catholic society at Concert Hall last
week with the usual array of articles sold
by tickets. The total amount realized is
said to be about $500. - Charles G..
Paine is working in Gleason & Co.'S furni-
ture store at Montpelier, where he has an
engagement for year. - Mrs. Dr.
McClearn and Miss Mary returned from
Boston last week and will remain through
the winter. The doctor was in town for
Thanksgiving.
Gouldsville.
Miss STELLA Cross has gone to Barre
to work for James Perry - The post
office is to be moved to room in the
| Wheeler tenement some time this week.
This will be a much better location than
the present one. Willie Martin and
Ella Bell We're married last Saturday even
ing. They are going to housekeeping in
one of Newton Martins tenements. -
Among those who visited in this place last
week were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Williams of
Gaysville, Mr.. and Mrs. James Perry of
Barre, William Martin of Royalton, David
and James Martin of Wiliamstown, Charles
Harwood of Waterbury, Frank Rogers of
Randolph and Lester Warrington of Lebanon,
n. H. - A. F. Andrews of this place
and S. P. Andrews of Northfeld start
Thursday night for Chicago where they
have sister whom they have not seen for
twenty years. - Mrs. Margaret Steven
son is quite ill.
PlainfieId.
THE ladies' annual chicken-pie festival
will be held in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church next week Wednesday
evening. - Clark Foster has sold his
livery to Nelson Hammel who will carry
on the business at Henry Kinney's barn.
Foster has purchased of John Ryan his in
terest in the Ryan & Martin hay-press.
- L. l.. Knapp has his new black
smith shop nearly ready for occupancy.
East Roxbury.
d. l., BUCK entertained his family rela-
tives on Thanksgiving day. - Garrett
Rose of Worcester, Mass, visited at H.
Henry's last week. - Mrs. Henry
Baker of Gaysville visited her parents,
| Dea. j. T. Edison and wife, last week. -
Miss Matte Hayward has finished work at
| C.. Peck's and will spend the winter at
home. - School commences this week,
with Miss Worcester of Northheld as
| teacher.
Warren.
Mrs. EPHRAIM CAMPBELL died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. Waterman,
last Friday morning. Her remains We're
taken to Waitsfield for burial. - f. II.
Edgerton, ID. E. Blair and w. II. Slayton
were home to spend Thanksgiving. -
There will be a crazy tea-party at the town
hall next Tuesday evening. All are invited
to attend.
East Warren.
THE ladies of the Mite Society will meet
with Mrs. G.. p. Stearns tomorrow Thurs
day. afternoon All are invited. - Miss
Vina ID. Carroll is on the sick-list. -
| The school in district No. leighton Slack
Monday. The rest of the schools in town
are to open next Monday. - Frank c.
Lamb of Newport, n. H., has been spending
several days with friends in town. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Nichols and q. Z,
Stearns and family spent Thanksgiving with
Will Nichols in Northtield. - Miss Alice
ID. Lamb is attending school at Waitstield
and boarding with Mrs. Moses Palmer.
Waterbury.
LEWIS WHITE met with a severe accident
while drawing wood the river. He
happened to be standing and holding on to
a sled-stake, which broke and threw him to
the ground. The drag sled, loaded with
wood passed over him, and at first it hardly
seemed possible that he could recover But
later reports confirm the fact that no bones
were broken, although the patient is in a
most critical condition - Mrs. j. X.
Barney, the national superintendent of
prison and Jail work of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union, gave two very in
teresting discourses in this place on Sunday
last. She occupied the Congregational
pulpit in the morning and gave her address,
" From Jerusalem to Jericho" to large
and apprecative audience in the Methodist
church in the evening. 80 Rev C. NJ.
Sheldon was unable TO return from his
| Thanksgiving vacation until this week on
| account of sickness. - Charles H. Cote
of Burlington, inspector of the department
of Vermont, Grand Army of the Republic
was at Waterbury Monday evening to in
spect Edwin Dillingham; Post, No. ~, and
found it in a tlourishing condition. The at
tendance was large.
Waterbury Center.
DIR. G. j. FOSTER returned from Boston
last Thursday, and on Saturday his friend
and comrade, Will Clark of Barre, visited
him, leaving for home on Monday. -
Union Thanksgiving services We're held at
the Baptist church, the sermon being by
Rev II, Webster. - Miss f. A. New
comb visited in Montpelier last week. She
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